Blood glucose test cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 8 hospitals list a cash price for Blood glucose (sugar) test: from $6.59 to $38.00, with a median of $10.50. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South — $3.91 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $20.80 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 cities for code 82947, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA HC Chg Glucose Quantitative Blood Xcpt Reagent Strip POC | $6.59 | $14.64 | $3.47–$394.86 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA HC Chg Glucose Quantitative Blood Xcpt Reagent Strip | $6.59 | $14.64 | $3.47–$394.86 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA HC Chg Glucose Quantitative Blood Xcpt Reagent Strip | $7.49 | $16.64 | $3.47–$475.07 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA HC Chg Glucose Quantitative Blood Xcpt Reagent Strip POC | $7.49 | $16.64 | $3.47–$475.07 | 55% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA HC Assay Quantitative Blood Glucose - Glucose Rand | $10.50 | $15.00 | $5.25–$16.13 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA HC Glucose; Quan Blood | $10.50 | $15.00 | $5.25–$16.13 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA HC Assay Quantitative Blood Glucose - Glucose Rand | $10.50 | $15.00 | $5.25–$530.75 | 30% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA HC Glucose; Quan Blood | $10.50 | $15.00 | $3.94–$17.06 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA HC Glucose; Quan Blood | $10.50 | $15.00 | $5.25–$530.75 | 30% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA HC Assay Quantitative Blood Glucose - Glucose Rand | $10.50 | $15.00 | $3.94–$17.06 | 30% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA HC Assay Quantitative Blood Glucose - POCT Glucome | $10.50 | $15.00 | $3.94–$17.06 | 30% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA HC Assay Quantitative Blood Glucose - Gtt Fasting | $10.50 | $15.00 | $3.94–$17.06 | 30% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA HC Chg Glucose Quantitative Blood Xcpt Reagent Strip | $11.25 | $25.00 | $3.40–$512.54 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA HC Chg Glucose Quantitative Blood Xcpt Reagent Strip POC | $11.25 | $25.00 | $3.40–$512.54 | 55% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC Glucose Quantitative , Blood So | $22.00 | $22.00 | $3.47–$27.01 | — | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC Glucose Quantitative , Blood | $22.00 | $22.00 | $3.47–$27.01 | — | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston, MA ASSAY GLUCOSE BLOOD QUANT | $38.00 | $38.00 | $3.40–$817.41 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $6.59, median $10.50, highest $38.00 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $10.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This test measures the sugar in a blood sample. Fasting glucose is a standard test for diabetes and prediabetes.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.